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John R. Carlson
Managing Partner Direct Ph.: 780-401-2384 [email protected] John was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1995. Admitted to the Bar in 1996. Joined the firm in 2003. Past speaker at civil litigation and insurance seminars. Co-Author of Quicklaw’s Personal Injury Damages annual publication and database. Appeared at all levels of court up to and including the Alberta Court of Appeal. Appeared before the Employment Insurance Commission, Federal Court and WCB Appeals Commission. Former Chair of the Northern Alberta Insurance Section of the Canadian Bar Association. |
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Michelle E. Grose
Partner Direct Ph.: 780-401-2382 [email protected] Michelle was raised in Edmonton Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1999. Admitted to the Bar in 2000. Joined the firm in 2004. Past speaker at the CBA Insurance subsection and Sessional Instructor of Insurance Law at the University of Alberta. Focus on Insurance Coverage with a particular interest in, and extensive work with, Commercial Liability and SEF 44 policy coverage issues. Articled with the Court of Queen’s Bench and Court of Appeal of Alberta. Appearances at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal of Alberta and multiple Leave to Appeal applications to the Supreme Court of Canada. |
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Beverly R. McAmmond
Partner Direct Ph.: 780-401-2378 [email protected] Bev was raised in Leduc, Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1995. Admitted to the Bar in 1996. Bev joined the firm in 2008. Appearances at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. |
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James L. Hutson
Partner Direct Ph.: 780-401-2377 [email protected] James was born in Barbados, West Indies and raised in Lamont, Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 1997. Admitted to the Bar in 1998. Joined the firm in 2009. Appearances at levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal of Alberta. |
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Lara M. Levesque
Partner Direct Ph.: 780-401-2379 [email protected] Lara was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. Obtained her B.Sc. (with Distinction in Biological Sciences) in 1999 from the University of Alberta. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2004 and was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2005. Lara joined the firm in 2011. In addition to a wide array of insurance defence claims, Lara’s practice has focussed on a diverse range of employment matters (insured and non-insured claims) including wrongful dismissal and human rights complaints. She has represented parties before various administrative tribunals, statutory appeal panels, the Provincial Court and the Court of King’s Bench. She has also acted as Inquiry Counsel and as Counsel for Interested Parties in Public Fatality Inquiries. She has two adult-aged children and shares her acreage home with her husband, three dogs and several rescue cats. |
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Celina Chan
Partner Direct Ph: 780-401-2388 [email protected] Celina was born and raised in Edmonton. She obtained her Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta in 2010. In 2014, she graduated from the University of Alberta law school and was admitted to the bar in 2015. Celina maintains a broad litigation practice focusing on insurance defence and administrative law. She has successfully appeared before the Provincial Court and Court of King’s Bench. She has experience representing parties before various administrative tribunals and statutory appeal panels including, the AGLC and the WCB Appeals Commission. She is the current Chair of the Canadian Bar Association - Insurance Law Section (north). |
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Phyllis Norrie
Associate Direct Ph.: 780-401-2399 [email protected] Born and raised near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Completed a B.A. at the University of California, Davis, and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan Law School in 1991. Admitted to the Bar in 1992. Joined the firm in 2015. Articled with the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan. Has been in private practice in Regina, Saskatchewan and in Calgary and also has worked as in-house counsel. Appearances at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal in both Saskatchewan and Alberta. |
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Caroline Mayowski
Associate Direct Ph: 780-401-2394 [email protected] Caroline was raised in Bonnyville, Alberta. Obtained a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Regina in 2010 and graduated from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law in 2015. Admitted to the Bar in 2016. Joined the firm in 2016. Appeared before the Provincial Court and the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. Caroline is also fluent in French. |
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Rebecca Lee
Associate Direct Ph.: 780-421-4045 rlee@DDC-Lawyers.com Rebecca was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Obtained a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta in 2013. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2017. Admitted to the Bar in 2018. Joined the firm in 2019. Appeared before the Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta and the Federal Court of Canada. |
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Marianne Dunn
Associate Direct Ph.: 780-401-2386 [email protected] Marianne was born and raised in Calgary. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Communications (with distinction) from the University of Calgary in 2012. In 2016, she graduated from the University of Alberta law school and was admitted to the bar in 2017. Marianne maintains a broad litigation practice focusing on insurance defence, civil matters, and administrative law. She has successfully appeared before all levels of Court in Alberta, including the Court of Appeal. She has experience with judicial reviews and has represented parties before various administrative tribunals and statutory appeal panels. She has conducted several public inquiries, both as Inquiry Counsel and on behalf of interested parties. |
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Victoria Courneya
Associate Direct Ph.: 780-401-2381 vcourneya@DDC-Lawyers.com Victoria was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Edmonton. Obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta in 2015. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2019. Admitted to the Bar in 2020. Joined the firm in 2021. Appeared before the Provincial Court and Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. |
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Lynda Chi
Associate Direct Ph.: 780-401-2396 [email protected] Lynda was born and raised in Nigeria. Obtained her LL.B from the University of Lagos in 2007. Admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2008. Admitted to the Alberta Bar in 2022. Joined the firm in 2022. Has been a senior counsel in Nigeria and appeared at all levels of court up to and including the Court of Appeal, Lagos. Has participated in Mediations, Arbitrations and has appeared before the Provincial Court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta. |
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Monelle Sturko
Associate Direct Ph.: 780-401-2380 [email protected] Monelle was born and raised in northern Saskatchewan. Obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Literature with distinction from the University of Alberta in 2001. Graduated from the University of Alberta Law School in 2004. Admitted to the Bar in 2005. Joined the firm in 2023. Appeared before the Provincial Court, Court of King’s Bench and Court of Appeal of Alberta. Has broad experience with Alternative Dispute Resolution and obtaining the best results for her clients. Monelle is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Edmonton Community Foundation, the Past President of the Edmonton Bar Association, Chair of the Insurance North Section of the Canadian Bar Association and a volunteer in the community. |
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Chris Wray
Associate Direct Ph.: 780-401-2397 [email protected] Chris Wray was born and raised in Edmonton. He received his Bachelor of Arts from MacEwan University with a major in Political Science and minor in Business Law in 2018. He graduated from the University of Calgary law school in 2022. Admitted to the Bar in 2023. Appeared before the Provincial Court and the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. He sits as a board member of the MacEwan Alumni Association. |
